22 Oct 2021
The Man Behind the Camera
The rise and demise of one model's career through the eyes of a famous yet fading photographer.
BUtterfield 8
She must hold many men in her arms to find the one man she could love!
Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into money.
Top Billed Cast
Elizabeth Taylor Gloria Wandrous
Laurence Harvey Weston Liggett
Eddie Fisher Steve Carpenter
Dina Merrill Emily Liggett
Mildred Dunnock Mrs. Wandrous
Betty Field Mrs. Fanny Thurber
Jiří Voskovec Dr. Tredman
Jeffrey Lynn Bingham Smith
Susan Oliver Norma
Kay Medford Happy
Tom Ahearne Tom the Bartender (uncredited)
John Armstrong Doorman (uncredited)
Dan Bergin Elevator Man (uncredited)
Joseph Boley Messenger (uncredited)
Rudy Bond Big Man (uncredited)
Don Burns Photographer (uncredited)
Whitfield Connor Anderson (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah Crowd (uncredited)
Vernon Dowling Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Virginia Downing Clerk (uncredited)
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